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Miez just got to know my neighbour's lawn mower robot
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She's an indoor and garden cat and we just moved, so this is totally new to her.
She is keeping her distance and both me and my neighbour are watching closely.
If a lawnmower hits a rock, it can project it with deadly force. That’s why lawnmowers have guards on the side facing the driver, and warnings to stay a dozen or more feet back.
Lawnmower robots have much smaller blades with less inertia. I don't doubt a direct hit would hurt, but rocks just won't get thrown very fast by it. A direct hit would also be pretty hard to achieve because the skirt stops anything big from getting under the robot and the blades stop immediately when it gets lifted up.
Just imagine how many lawsuits the manufacturers would have to deal with if these things were only slightly unsafe.
I've read about places banning their use at night because they kill hedgehogs.
Hedgehogs are a little different than cats
Yes, I have heard about that too, which is why I only let mine run at daytime.